Useless grouses
Its getting harder to write on this platform because
(1) I'm getting too used to spouting one-liner nonsense and short eruptions on Facebook and Twitter
(2) I'm getting old and mild-tempered so much so that usually only the initial outbursts are strong, by the time i reach the keyboard a few hours later, i don't really have much reactions left to type in....
So, here's a weak and mld attempt at making some observations i made yesterday...
A string of updates on FB yesterday. Mainly about Bersih in Malaysia.
Made me think about how un-involved i am with the world around me.
And then as i scrolled down, there's one update from a friend who was at some yacht show.
He lamented not having enough 'spare change' to buy a luxury yacht that had 5 bedrooms in it and cost a whopping $13.5 million.
In my mind i went "WTF?" There are people in Singapore with no houses, no food, no job, no nothing.
And here you are lamenting your lack of 'spare change' to buy some useless luxury item that you do not need? PFFT!
In the evening, i bumped into a friend who shared some good news about his job advancement.
Within the conversation, this concept of 'Leaving a legacy' popped up.
And again i went "WTF?" Leaving what legacy? We are human beings, the most insignificant specks of dust in the universe.
When we die, whatever friggin legacy goes with us. Who the hell cares what you have done?
And such arrogance, thinking your actions can ever leave such an indelible mark for years after you go.
When you die, you die. Nobody is going to give two hoots about your life and how wonderful (you think) it was.
And after i ventilated all these to my partner, i thought, "My goodness, i am such a grumpy person."
Maybe its because
(1) I am jealous
(2) I AM a grumpy old man
(3) Being surrounded by all these money-chasing, power-hoarding, vain and materialistic friends have a very negative impact on my energies...
But seriously, all these "Spare change" and "legacy" talk drove me nuts when i first read/heard them.
For f*** sake there are students in my class who didn't even have $30 to renew their passports so that they could join their classmates on a field-trip to Malaysia. And i have friends who talk about buying a $13.5 million yacht?
Somehow this disparity can only be described with one word. OBSCENE.